The CCI Library has one of the largest conservation and museology collections in the world. The collections are regarded as an important source for conservation and museology literature on a wide variety of topics, such as preventive conservation, industrial collections, architectural heritage, fire and safety protection, museum planning, archaeological conservation, preservation in storage and display, exhibition design, disaster preparedness, and museum education. The holdings include a large selection of books on textiles, furniture, paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, and archaeological and ethnological objects

The library includes extensive collections on archaeology and architecture, and smaller sections on topics such as maritime studies, industrial archaeology, archive preservation and management, aerial photography and place-name studies. Around 1000 new titles are added each year and we also have around 400 current journal subscriptions

(France) - The library collections reflect courses taken by the students of the Master "heritage restorers": theoretical knowledge (art history, iconography, history and ethics of restoration); artistic and technical knowledge; scientific knowledge: Physical and chemical properties of art works components and those used in restoration, risk of alteration of the works, research laboratories analytical methodology, equipment, tools and materials used in restoration, curative and preventive conservation, aesthetic restoration measures...